"It's only the dead who'll tell you the truth."

-- Thomas Adcock

“I went to watch Pavarotti once. He doesn't like it when you join in.”
“What ordinary men are directly aware of and what they try to do are bounded by the private orbits in which they live; their visions and their powers are limited.”
“You can be defeated by life's unavoidable disappointments, or you can become stronger because of them.”

Source : "As Silver Refined: Learning to Embrace Life's Disappointments". Book by Kay Arthur, 1998.
“Each man has his fancy.”
“Whatever our individual troubles and challenges may be, itâ€™s important to pause every now and then to appreciate all that we have, on every level. We need to literally 'count our blessings,' give thanks for them, allow ourselves to enjoy them, and relish the experience of prosperity we already have.”

Source : Shakti Gawain (2000). “Creating True Prosperity”, p.110, New World Library
“Zebrowski says that if you killed someone else just hide the body, he's not starting over on the paperwork.”
“By no means because I am a World Champion will I ever stop learning and thatâ€™s the biggest thing thatâ€™s difficult for someone to see.”
“There is one consolation in being sick; and that is the possibility that you may recover to a better state than you were ever in before.”

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